this is our metroproper buzz blog: thank you!dollop coffee co, angel damico, anand danak, maxim ivanov, vincent ricciardi, ziad hussain, john mokate, zhenia koval, Family & superfantastic people for letting us experiment in good things. philip tadros founder & ceoTumblr (3.0; @proper)http://properbuzz.com/<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsomewhatfrank%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F714681&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" width="400" height="255" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsomewhatfrank%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F714681&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><embed src="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsomewhatfrank%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F714681&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf" quality="best" width="400" height="255" name="showplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br/><br/><h3 mk_i="144"><a href="http://www.somewhatfrank.com/2008/03/video-metroprop.html" mk_i="145" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Video: MetroProper Local Business “Digg”</a></h3> <p> Frank Gruber <br/></p> <p mk_i="169"><a href="http://somewhatfrank.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/01/metroproper.jpg" mk_i="170" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.somewhatfrank.com/images/2008/03/01/metroproper.jpg" mk_i="171" alt="Metroproper" title="Metroproper" border="0" height="82" width="200"/></a> <a href="http://www.metroproper.com/" mk_i="173" target="_blank">MetroProper</a>, a Chicago-based company, that recently demoed at <a href="http://www.somewhatfrank.com/2008/02/tech-cocktail-c.html" mk_i="176" target="_blank">TECH cocktail Chicago 7</a> just relaunched their site to offer a totally fresh design. Deemed as “Digg for local businesses” MetroProper offers an number of social sharing and bookmarking features. <br mk_i="179"/></p> <p mk_i="182">I got a chance to chat with Philip Tadros founder of MetroProper and he detailed some of the design changes prior to its launch. </p>http://properbuzz.com/post/27784959http://properbuzz.com/post/27784959Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:48:14 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="267" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=665641&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=665641&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=665641&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="267"></embed></object><br/><br/> john mokate, dannielle reid & zhenia koval are producing a show based of the media submitted to metroproper.comhttp://properbuzz.com/post/22089709http://properbuzz.com/post/22089709Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:03:00 -0500 Philip Tadros - Small Business Posted by: Andrew Benkard : December 5th, 2007 Today...http://properbuzz.com/post/20925488http://properbuzz.com/post/20925488Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:43:00 -0500metroproper Filling Chicago’s communal cup Babs Myers Coagulate your talents.” That’s...http://properbuzz.com/post/20556828http://properbuzz.com/post/20556828Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:39:00 -0500 The Midwest has its own growing roster of social networking companies and Web sites looking to get...http://properbuzz.com/post/16765251http://properbuzz.com/post/16765251Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:23:16 -0400<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/8760968_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://null" target="_blank"><a href="http://ireland-local.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://ireland-local.blogspot.com/</a></a><br/>Metroproper, a Chicago-based startup founded by Phil Tadros, will soon be launching into the public beta, after a period of private beta testing. Phil is a guy who I knew in a previous life, and who has become a successful entrepreneur in the time since I last saw him. Metroproper is a social network for business or personal profiles, with citizen journalism in cities around the world. It combines the best elements of craigslist, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Digg, without a lot of the unnecessary fluff that goes with these other sites. The common currency of the community is “props”, which can be given to cities, people, and businesses.<br/><br/>Get on over to Metroproper now, and sign up for the public Beta.<br/><a href="http://myproper.com/ireland" target="_blank">myproper.com/ireland</a></p> <p><a href="http://ireland-local.blogspot.com/2007/08/metropropercheck-it-out.html" target="_blank">http://ireland-local.blogspot.com/2007/08/metropropercheck-it-out.html</a></p>http://properbuzz.com/post/8760968http://properbuzz.com/post/8760968Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:00:00 -0400 MetroProper, a Chicago-based startup founded by Philip Tadros, will soon be launching into the...http://properbuzz.com/post/8638315http://properbuzz.com/post/8638315Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:45:00 -0400 I had a chance to talk to Phil Tadros, who runs Dollop, the coffee shop that serves as a major...http://properbuzz.com/post/2114778http://properbuzz.com/post/2114778Fri, 18 May 2007 21:12:00 -0400MINDING YOUR BUSINESS Informational sites seek ways to turn a profitGrowth of job boards, social...http://properbuzz.com/post/149909http://properbuzz.com/post/149909Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:49:00 -0400 One thing after another THE IDEA MAN “At this point, I would consider myself a serial...http://properbuzz.com/post/149895http://properbuzz.com/post/149895Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:48:00 -0400http://properbuzz.com/post/149675http://properbuzz.com/post/149675Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:30:20 -0400http://properbuzz.com/post/149625http://properbuzz.com/post/149625Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:27:25 -0400Former FT reporter Tom Foremski and team on the business and culture of innovation Posted on...http://properbuzz.com/post/143904http://properbuzz.com/post/143904Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:50:00 -0400 Frank Gruber 25 comments » The second TECH cocktail rocked Chicago on October 12...http://properbuzz.com/post/143883http://properbuzz.com/post/143883Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:47:00 -0400 P.T., Cruisin’: By: Hadji Williams It’s mid-August and Phil Tadros is sweating out another day...http://properbuzz.com/post/143694http://properbuzz.com/post/143694Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:36:00 -0400thanks motorola, ana and caroline stolnik, victorganic, dollop crew, friends and family for a great...http://properbuzz.com/post/143818http://properbuzz.com/post/143818Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:44:00 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=95221&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=95221&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=95221&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://properbuzz.com/post/143796http://properbuzz.com/post/143796Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:41:00 -0400 CHICAGO � Designed to merge the online social networking impact of MySpace with the online...http://properbuzz.com/post/143776http://properbuzz.com/post/143776Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:38:51 -0400Scoop[Actually 8/28]: Briefly noted, by Ron MayBriefly noted, by Ron May * First, don’t forget...http://properbuzz.com/post/143667http://properbuzz.com/post/143667Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:33:05 -0400 David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA Mobile Search Marketing, Mobile...http://properbuzz.com/post/143643http://properbuzz.com/post/143643Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:30:00 -0400